1) Fill Your Tyres

Driving with under-inflated tyres is not only dangerous, but it also causes your vehicle to burn more fuel than usual. When your tyres are not inflated properly, they will sag and have a greater contact surface area on the road. This slows your vehicle down, which in turn causes it to burn more fuel to achieve higher speeds.

By keeping your wheels filled up to proper levels, you can save up to 3% on fuel. It doesn’t seem much at first glance, but if you calculate it over 10 years, that’s quite a fair sum of money saved!

3) Lose Some Weight

Do you tend to store bulky items like golf clubs, luggage, and boxes in your car boot? If you do, you might want to reduce that clutter, because these all these items might be slowing you down, and burning a hole in your pocket.

Imagine running with a 5kg backpack. It’s relatively effortless right? Try running with a 50kg backpack, and we guarantee you’ll be out of gas in no time. The same principle applies for vehicles. The heavier the car, the greater the engine workload, which also translates to more fuel being burnt.

4) Idle No More

Here's the pitch. Fuel costs about $2/litre nowadays. An hour of idling your car burns nearly a liter of fuel. Let's say you idle for a total of 5 hours a month. That's $10 a month, which your car has 120 of before its term ends. That's $1,200 in fuel for idling!

Download the new Motorist app now. Designed by drivers for drivers, this all-in-one app lets you receive the latest traffic updates, gives you access to live traffic cameras, and helps you manage LTA and vehicle matters. Download it now and stand a chance to win $1,000 worth of petrol vouchers monthly.